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This lesson looks at Black History in Western Expansion in America

Title – “This Land Is Your Land…This Land Is My Land” By – Evelyn Williams Primary Subject – Social Studies Secondary Subjects – Language Arts Grade Level – 3rd – 6th Objective: To read for information and understanding and discover relationships, concepts by utilizing a variety of written and electronic resources.

To identify contributions made by Blacks to the Western expansion

To enhance the ability to use maps and diagrams to enhance the knowledge of the growth of our country.

To make the history of our country more inclusive.

Standards: Take notes to record and organize data, facts and ideas Produce clear, well-organized reports

Materials: Books or websites pertaining to Black explorers and cowboys

Anticipatory set: Who are some famous explorers or cowboys that students are familiar with? There were many significant contributions to the growth of our country that are relatively unknown.

Procedures: Teacher selects or has find names of Black explorers or cowboys. Students can work in teams or pairs to research and identify the areas that they were involved in and how they were beneficial to the history of early America. Their notes would include the time frame that they lived, their specific role and other historical data or individuals from that time period.

Assessment: a- The information can be utilized to do a comparative timeline of events in history to show when they lived and well-known events. b- Make a map of the exploration and expansion trails and show where they traveled or migrated.

c- Share written reports with documented information of the life and contributions of these individuals.